[PySide] Qt for Python release: 6.8.0.1 is released!

[Shyamnath Premnadh]

Dear Community,

We're releasing 6.8.0.1 as a patch to address a critical bug in the original 6.8.0 release. This bug caused by using * imports with PySide6 6.8.0 has been fixed by https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/pyside/pyside-setup/+/597489.
We've worked diligently to fix it, and we're confident that this patch will resolve the issue.

The only changes included in this patch are related to fixing the bug.

We apologize for any inconvenience this bug may have caused your projects. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we worked to resolve the issue.
If you encounter any other issues, please don't hesitate to report them at https://bugreports.qt.io/projects/PYSIDE

Thank you for your continued support.
Best regards,
Shyamnath (on behalf of Qt for Python team)


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From: Shyamnath Premnadh
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2024 2:42 PM
To: pyside at qt-project.org <pyside at qt-project.org>
Subject: [PySide] Qt for Python release: 6.8.0 is out!

Dear Community,

We are excited to announce the release of 6.8.0. Along with some new features, this release brings several enhancements aimed at increasing the stability, performance and overall development experience of PySide6.

Detailed Blog post: https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-for-python-release-6.8
Change Log: https://code.qt.io/cgit/pyside/pyside-setup.git/tree/doc/changelogs/changes-6.8.0

Summary:

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Qt Design Studio Compatibility: New export functionality and PySide6_DS package for running QtDS projects with a Python backend.
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Binary Size Reduction: Reduced binary sizes by around 10%, with ongoing efforts to further minimize size.
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Improved Python Stubs (Type Hints): Fixed issues with return types and improved compatibility with mypy.
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Research on Dynamic Bindings: Exploring ways to simplify binding generation using QMetaObject and QMetaType for dynamic bindings in QObjects.
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Flatpak Installation: Instructions for installing PySide6 BaseApp via Flatpak for easier application development.
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Android Wheels for PySide6: Availability of pre-built Android wheels for easier packaging with the `pyside6-android-deploy` CLI tool.
  *
New Tool - pyside6-svgtoqml: Tool to convert SVG documents into QML files for QtQuick applications.

Help us improve PySide6 by reporting bugs, asking for new examples, tutorials, videos, etc. on JIRA https://bugreports.qt.io/projects/PYSIDE and drop by our community platforms in https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_for_Python#Community

We hope you enjoy 6.8.0!

Have a great day!

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Shyamnath, Premnadh

Senior Software Engineer - Qt for Python

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